Light snow and festive events in Bessemer weekend
Light snow and mild temperatures frame a weekend of activity. Santa Claus visits Bessemer on Saturday for children and the St Sebastian Bazaar is set for Sunday in church parlors. Speed Boys seek points at Wakefield Cards game Friday at A D Johnston gym. Local streets shine for holiday decor as ski areas seek more business and Carolyn Sage is honored Saturday night at the Elks Club.
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Santa
Bessemer
St. Sebastian
Wakefield
A. D. Johnston
Ceeel
Bkeb
Chamber of Commerce
Carolyn Sage
Elks
Herald Publish Er Subscription Rates Notice
A weekly issue from the Herald Publish Er at 580 Meat Street Bessemer lists subscription prices: per year 3.50 dollars out of Gogebic County and 3.00 dollars within Gogebic County.
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Herald
Meat Street
Bessemer
Gogebic County
Tax Law Change Hurts Farmers and Businessmen
The reader cites a 1963 capital gains amendment that taxes depreciation gains at over 50 percent, impacting those selling farms or businesses years from now. Arguments urge citizen action through letters to Senators and Representatives, backing Johnson’s Thanksgiving address and stressing democratic representation and steady national strength. The piece references Steele County Press Finley New Jersey and notes Sweden's Stockholm island bridges and England's 1851 World's Fair false teeth exhibit.
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Washington
Steele County Press
Finley, N. J
Stockholm
Sweden
England
United States
Frail tramp deceives shopkeeper for bread and fake illness
A beggar asks for bread and feigns sickness to obtain food. The baker rejects him when he warns of scarlet fever. Another tramp joins, revealing the ruse as a plan to stretch lunch funds. The two vow to continue the scam for ham later.
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Bill
Hank
Rivalry and humor mix in early 20s office and sports bits
A newspaper fragment mixes a boss joking about chairs in the Brown Furniture Co. office with a brief sports note on Louie Obradovich’s hospitalized friend. It recalls Ironwood Bessemer football tensions, a mass meeting and a janitor’s putative burn of hot air, then closes with a social line about Americans living clock-eyed.
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the Herald
Bessemer
Ironwood
Former Bessemer Speed Boy Gridders Eye 1964 Berths
Three ex Speed Boys head toward sophomore year as they seek spots on college teams. Byron Sod Johnson of Northern Michigan saw significant action this season as a freshman end. Tom Manninen, a Colorado State tackle prospect, also a freshman and under review for a varsity berth in 1964. Lou Marconeri, 1962 back, earned his freshman numerals at Northland College and aims for a backfield role next year.
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Bessemer Speed Boy
Byron
Sod
Johnson
Bessemer
U. P
Northern Michigan Wildcat
Tom Manninen
Colorado State
CSU
Manninen
Lou Marconeri
Northland College
Ashland
Speed Boy Basketeers Challenge Season Hoops
The Speed Boy basket-teers struggle to find the basket this season as outdoor practice fades. The paper notes a lingering theme that early youth hoops build strong teams, citing Hurley’s growing program and a former Bessemer coach who credited grade school training for championship teams.
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Hurley
Bessemer
Rex Theatre to reopen January in Bessemer
Looking Backward reports Edward Fabing Sr. secured a lease to operate the Rex Theatre closed since July and plans a January 1 opening with films six nights weekly. Other items note local deaths, honors, and community events including military service awards, church activities, and a Christmas banquet.
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Edward Fabing Sr
Bessemer Chamber of Commerce
Rex Theatre
George Ethier
Grand View Hospital
Local church remodeling noted under supervisor Alex Rosemargy
A Me thodist Church restoration under supervision by Alex Rosemargy is reported in the local church notes. The piece also cites funeral services for Mrs. Tony Baldini in Chicago and a range of local obituaries and community updates including elections, births, marriages, and civic decisions in Gogebic and nearby towns.
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Alex Rosemargy
Chicago
Tony Baldini
Bessemer
Lorraine Giuliani
Sisinio Giuliani
Anvil
Northern Michigan College of Education
Sam Doney
Wakefield Hospital
Joseph U’ren
Ramsay
Heino Hyvari
William
Albert
Edward
Plymouth
United States Marine Corps
Ed. Gunning
Madison
Wis
Gunning
Ursula Melanson
Gogebic
Morning with Graham and wedding notes in Bessemer
The Bessemer Herald and Free Press reports a morning in the city with widow Mrs. Graham, notes a church wedding at St Sebastian, and local items: the city’s total valuation of 4 078 800 with 3 481 359 real estate, 597 441 personal property, and a fixed rate of 3 122 percent. Also mentions Dina Gusti of Bessemer marrying Casagrande of Hurley Wisconsin, plus local transit yard work and boxing promoter visits.
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Graham
Edward Graham
McMinn
Josephine Yankosky
Chas. Fraser
Bessemer Herald and Free Press
Northwestern Depot
Lead St
Bessemer
St. Sebastian Church
Dina Gusti
Casagrande
Hurley
Wis
Hi Minn
A. Peterson
Torsten Eggen
Ishpeming
Jack Lester
Northern Michigan
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Pick & Axe
Johnny the Bear
Bessemer Oldtimer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Llas
Kennedy
Congress
Legislative Branch
Brown Furniture Company
Louie Obradovich
Louie
Obradovich
Lake Gogebic
Axel Grenquist
Albert Stenstrom
Earl LaPere
Joseph LaPere
40Th Infantry
Korea
Park Falls
Ray
Bundo) Chiapuzio
Williamett University
Salem
Ore
Williamette
Mae Ross
Ladies Lutherans Guild of
St. Paul’s Evangelical
County
Florence Gilmore
Peter Gedda Post
American Legion
Post
Women’s Auxiliary
Emma L. Brown
Bessemer National Bank
Arthur Erickson
A Anna Erickson
South Be
Mrs. Leone
Pauline
Albert, Schmier
Milwaukee
Cecelia Melanson
Dewey Melanson
Harry
Harry Felty
Duda Bros
Lead Street
C. J. Swoboda
St. Sebastian’s Catholic Church
Europe
Elena Stephens
Bernard Vogeler
Vernon Stephens
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